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CHES, Scientific Review Official, 

National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, 

STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 

Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H24–6, 

Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Telephone: 

(770) 488–6115; Email: spe6@cdc.gov. 

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Business Initiatives, Office of the Chief 

Operating Officer, Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention, has been 

delegated the authority to sign Federal 

Register notices pertaining to 

announcements of meetings and other 

committee management activities, for 

both the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention and the Agency for Toxic 

Substances and Disease Registry. 

Kalwant Smagh, 

Director, Office of Strategic Business 

Initiatives, Office of the Chief Operating 

Officer, Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[CMS 3452–PN] 

Medicare Program; Application by the 

Utilization Review Accreditation 

Commission (URAC) for Continued 

CMS Approval of Its Home Infusion 

Therapy (HIT) Accreditation Program 

Correction 

In Notice document, 2023–24850, 

appearing on pages 77321 through 

77323, in the issue of Thursday, 

November 9, 2023, make the following 

correction: 

On page 77321, in the second column, 

in the DATES section, the date 

‘‘December 11, 2023’’ should read 

‘‘December 8, 2023’’. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Children and 

Families 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity; State Personal Responsibility 

Education Program (PREP) (Office of 

Management and Budget #0970–0380) 

AGENCY: Family and Youth Services 

Bureau, Administration for Children 

and Families, Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

ACTION: Request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Family and Youth 

Services Bureau (FYSB) within the 

Administration on Children, Youth and 

Families (ACYF) is requesting a 3-year 

extension of the State Personal 

Responsibility Program (PREP) state 

plans and performance progress report 

(OMB #0970–0380, expiration 12/31/ 

2023). There are no changes requested 

to the state plan, but there are changes 

requested to the performance progress 

report. Changes include the addition of 

information related to equity activities 

and strategies to mitigate challenges. 

DATES: Comments due within 60 days of 

publication. In compliance with the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, ACF is soliciting 

public comment on the specific aspects 

of the information collection described 

above. 

ADDRESSES: You can obtain copies of the 

proposed collection of information and 

submit comments by emailing 

infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. Identify all 

requests by the title of the information 

collection. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Description: The State PREP has 

mandatory, formula allotments for state 

and territories to apply. The process is 

for states and territories to submit and 

for ACYF/FYSB to collect their state 

plans and semi-annual performance 

progress reports. 

Purpose and Use of the Information 

Collection: 

The state plan offers information 

about the proposed state project and has 

been and will continue to be used as the 

primary basis to determine whether or 

not the project meets the minimum 

requirements of the legislation for the 

grant award. There are no changes 

proposed to the state plan; FYSB is 

requesting to use these plans for another 

3 years. 

The Performance Progress Reports are 

collected semi-annually and inform the 

monitoring of the grantees’ program 

design, program evaluation, 

management improvement, service 

quality, and compliance with agreed 

upon goals. ACYF/FYSB has and will 

continue to use the information to 

ensure effective service delivery for 

program participants. Finally, the data 

from this collection will be used to 

report outcomes and efficiencies and 

will provide valuable information to 

policy makers and key stakeholders in 

the development of program and 

research efforts. Changes are proposed 

to the Performance Progress Reports and 

include the addition of information 

related to equity activities and strategies 

to mitigate challenges. 

Respondents: All 52 states and 

territories that are still eligible to accept 

their State PREP mandatory, formula 

allotments for funding. 

ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES

Instrument Total number 

of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Average 

burden hours 

per response 

Annual burden 

hours 

State Plans ...................................................................................................... 52 1 40 2,080 

Performance Progress Reports ....................................................................... 52 2 30 3,120 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 5,200. 

Comments: The Department 

specifically requests comments on (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the proposed collection 

of information; (c) the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

within 60 days of this publication. 

Authority: Section 513 of the Social 

Security Act (42 U.S.C. 713), as 

amended by section 50503 of the 

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 

115–123) extended by Division CC, Title 

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Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L. 116– 

260). 

Mary B. Jones, 

ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Administration for Community Living 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; ACL Program 

Performance Report Generic 

Information Collection, OMB 0985– 

NEW 

SUMMARY: The Administration for 

Community Living (ACL) is announcing 

an opportunity for the public to 

comment on the proposed collection of 

information listed above. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Federal agencies are required to 

publish a notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, and to allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. 

DATES: Comments on the collection of 

information must be submitted 

electronically by 11:59 p.m. (EST) or 

postmarked by February 5, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit electronic 

comments on the collection of 

information to: Shannon Skowronski to 

the ACL Office of Performance and 

Evaluation public comment inbox at 

evaluation@acl.hhs.gov. Submit written 

comments on the collection of 

information to Administration for 

Community Living, 330 C Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20201, Attention: 

Shannon Skowronski Office of 

Performance and Evaluation. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannon Skowronski at the ACL Office 

of Performance and Evaluation public 

comment inbox evaluation@acl.hhs.gov 

or at 202–795–7438 or 

shannon.skowronski@acl.hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

announcement solicits comments on the 

ACL Program Performance Report 

Generic Information Collection, a 

mechanism to collect program 

performance reports for programs 

authorized by the Older Americans Act 

(Pub. L. 89–27 of 1965, as amended 

through Pub. L. 116–131 of 2020), and 

the Elder Justice Act (title XX of the 

Social Security Act, subtitle B, the Elder 

Justice Act of 2009). 

Under the PRA, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. ‘‘Collection of information’’ 

is defined as and includes agency 

requests or requirements that members 

of the public submit reports, keep 

records, or provide information to a 

third party. The PRA requires Federal 

agencies to provide a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of an 

existing collection of information, 

before submitting the collection to OMB 

for approval. To comply with this 

requirement, ACL is publishing a notice 

of the proposed collection of 

information set forth in this document. 

ACL invites comments on burden 

estimates or other aspects of this 

collection of information, including: 

(1) whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of ACL’s functions, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of ACL’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used 

to determine burden estimates; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques 

when appropriate, and other forms of 

information technology. 

ACL will adhere to best practices for 

collection of all demographic 

information when this information is 

collected for the programs listed below 

in accordance with OMB guidance. This 

includes, but is not limited to, guidance 

specific to the collection of sexual 

orientation and gender identity (SOGI) 

items that align with Executive Order 

13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and 

Support for Underserved Communities 

Through the Federal Government, 

Executive Order 14075 on Advancing 

Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, 

Transgender, Queer, and Intersex 

Individuals and Executive Order 13988 

on Preventing and Combating 

Discrimination on the Basis of Gender 

Identity and Sexual Orientation. 

Understanding these disparities can and 

should lead to improved service 

delivery for ACL’s programs and 

populations served. 

Authorizing Legislation 

In 1965, the Older Americans Act 

(OAA) was passed in response to 

concerns by policymakers about a lack 

of community social services for older 

adults. The original legislation 

established authority for grants for 

community planning and social 

services, research and development 

projects, and personnel training in the 

field of aging. The OAA was last 

amended in 2020 (Pub. L. 116–131) and 

authorizes a variety of social and health 

services programs for older adults, 

families, and caregivers. The Elder 

Justice Act (EJA), passed in 2010, is the 

first comprehensive legislation to 

address the abuse, neglect, and 

exploitation of older adults at the 

federal level. The law authorized 

programs and initiatives that coordinate 

federal responses to elder abuse, 

promote elder justice research and 

innovation, support Adult Protective 

Services systems, and provide 

additional protections for residents of 

long-term care facilities. OAA and EJA 

programs help advance ACL’s mission 

of supporting the independence, wellbeing, and health of older adults, older 

adults with disabilities, and their 

families and caregivers. 

The OAA, EJA, 45 CFR 75.342 

(monitoring and reporting program 

performance), 45 CFR 75.301 

(performance measurement), and the 

GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (Pub. 

L. 111–352, Sec 12) require grantee 

program performance monitoring and 

reporting. Grantee program performance 

reporting serves several functions, 

enabling ACL to: (1) monitor program 

achievement of performance objectives; 

(2) identify areas of performance that 

may benefit from technical assistance 

and/or corrective action; (3) establish 

program policy and direction; and (4) 

prepare responses and reports for 

Congress, the OMB, other federal 

departments, and public and private 

agencies, including legislatively 

required reports. 

In order to streamline the collection of 

performance data and enhance efficacy, 

ACL is requesting approval of a generic 

IC for performance reporting for 

programs authorized under the OAA 

and EJA. 

The proposed data collection 

instruments may be found on the ACL 

website for review at: https:// 

www.acl.gov/about-acl/public-input. 

Estimated Program Burden: ACL 

estimated total annual burden for this 

generic IC is 50,335.60 hours. This 

estimate is based on the current number 

of grantees for these programs, their 

number of program performance 

indicators, and previous ACL 

experience with program performance 

reporting. 


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